Battlefield 4

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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4118 Ratings

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  1. Karvahattu
    Sep 13, 2014
    3
    Is this a joke? Just only big joke. Totally disaster, i like to see little developing not just graphics. Battlefield 2 was a game and i wait it a lot next ones but next ones was only disappointments, just a big jokes with nothing to do good fbs.
  2. noobsalot
    Dec 16, 2015
    3
    The jump from console to PC is unforgiving. Controller support seems to be completely abandoned and useless, game breaking bugs that ruin all matter of game play.

    The new maps are nice to see, because it lets me know that DICE is still working on this, but they shouldn't STILL be working it.. I do like the maps though, because they're big and immersive. Levolution is great to include in    The jump from console to PC is unforgiving. Controller support seems to be completely abandoned and useless, game breaking bugs that ruin all matter of game play.

    The new maps are nice to see, because it lets me know that DICE is still working on this, but they shouldn't STILL be working it.. I do like the maps though, because they're big and immersive. Levolution is great to include in them, but those only lead to more bugs.

    And the whole "Buy to win" factor makes the multiplayer very boring. Whats the point in advancing in this game if you can have rich kids drop $100+ just to give them a "fair chance"    … Expand
  3. Yabs
    Jan 7, 2019
    3
    I've near finished the base campaign. The action is fun, but the characters are a cliche and show little depth. The action is fun to play through... WHEN I get the chance to actually play instead of watching so many cut scenes or hands off ghost cinematic. BUT... I bought this game to play multiplayer so my score reflects my satisfaction in multiplayer only.

    Multiplayer Battlefield 4:    I've near finished the base campaign. The action is fun, but the characters are a cliche and show little depth. The action is fun to play through... WHEN I get the chance to actually play instead of watching so many cut scenes or hands off ghost cinematic. BUT... I bought this game to play multiplayer so my score reflects my satisfaction in multiplayer only.

    Multiplayer Battlefield 4: is simply frustrating... I loved BF: Bad Company 2.
    -My biggest complaint exists with the vehicles. The vehicles are far too maneuverable. They can turn on a dime and attack any position. The vehicles make little to no sound so the player cannot tell they are even nearby or even directly behind the player. They can move forward and in reverse at full speed almost instantaneously. The cannons and guns also have no reduced speed to aim unlike in previous BF installments. This make it almost impossible to hide from a tank, the drivers can round a corner faster than a player on foot can run. And finally, THE TANKS and Helicopters MAKE LITTLE TO NO SOUND!! I cannot count the number of times a tank sneaks up behind my soldier while I'm running and not under gun fire. I can actually hear footsteps from other enemies on foot better then the vehicles. This needs to be fixed, how has this been overlooked? Stealth tanks.. yeah that makes sense. =/ It is telling that the developers do not even play this game. It is ****

    -Latency issues / rubberbanding on servers where I 'supposedly' have a 20-40 ping.

    -While searching through servers in lobby, many of the servers show there are 40+ players in game when there are not any in reality.

    -The BF4 takes far to long to start unlocking the weapons and gear for each weapon must be unlocked separately. This takes forever. It ruins the balance of the game, especially considering these weapons and gear do provide a significant advantage of beginning equipment (stability, accuracy, recoil, spread for guns and longevity or speed when being attacked both in vehicles and on foot)
    -The maps are gorgeous! however, they are not designed well from the perspective of being fun. A player is almost forced to camp and there are ~4 entrances to every building or roof. There is absolutely nowhere one can take a shot at an opponent that does not leave them exposed to retaliation fire.
    -There is TOO much clutter to get stuck on in several maps.    … Expand
  4. DARKWORLD
    Nov 1, 2013
    2
    More old stuff packed in an awesome new engine.
    Just wait til they use this engine for a real games, not this hamburger abomination, dont spend a cent on it.
  5. tommakrwro
    Dec 22, 2013
    2
    Many bugs in multiplayer, every update instead of fixing those bugs add new ones. Also too much vehicle-orientated gameplay. If you want to play with infantry You will often die, killed by tons of tanks, helis, boats etc
  6. ZetarXenil
    Dec 16, 2013
    2
    Game itself is great, but at the moment completely unplayable. Every patch makes it worse. I think dickheads in EA really like to collect golden poo awards.
  7. Sorky
    Nov 14, 2013
    2
    BF3 BF4 hands down. Game play is a lot like COD and feels clunky and arcade-like. Hit detection is horrible as well as most of the maps, which promote camping sniping with no tactical movement. The Frosbite 3 graphics don't impress me and would rather have the graphics from BF3, even with the blue tint. The guns sound the same with the exception of the rate of fire. EA pushed DICEBF3 BF4 hands down. Game play is a lot like COD and feels clunky and arcade-like. Hit detection is horrible as well as most of the maps, which promote camping sniping with no tactical movement. The Frosbite 3 graphics don't impress me and would rather have the graphics from BF3, even with the blue tint. The guns sound the same with the exception of the rate of fire. EA pushed DICE to release an unfinished, buggy game just to pocket money from gullible consumers like me. I was hoping for a funner, better, more polished game than BF3, but can honestly say I'm very disappointed. The greedy owners of EA will no more have my money. RIP Battlefield series.… Expand
  8. KingMob4313
    Mar 30, 2014
    2
    Another incomplete release from Electronic Arts.

    Five months later and the game is still unplayable. First start with constant driver interaction issues that hit around 60% of the player base and cause crash-to-desktop at best and hard locks of the OS at worst. Then, when the game works, players are dealing with bewildering hit box issues, lag and lag compensation absurdity where    Another incomplete release from Electronic Arts.

    Five months later and the game is still unplayable. First start with constant driver interaction issues that hit around 60% of the player base and cause crash-to-desktop at best and hard locks of the OS at worst.

    Then, when the game works, players are dealing with bewildering hit box issues, lag and lag compensation absurdity where players suddenly rubberband and sling about the map, and crippling balance issues all culminated to make this game unplayable from day one and still hound the game to this day.

    Absolutely embarrassing release for DICE and EA.    … Expand
  9. adrenilinmatt
    Nov 24, 2013
    2
    I guess its just xbox ones superior servers which have this game working fine dont buy ps4 or pc version. Neither are working. Best working version I have so far is xbox ome. Runs smooth amd all game modes sre working.
  10. Velqirax
    Dec 29, 2013
    2
    In simple words, -Campaign mode: MEDIOCRE. The equivalent of MOH Warfighter, graphics not a wow factor but not impressive also, the plot is devastatingly disappointing and unrealistic. Too short,plain,dumb, is "foolproof" and not recommended to serious gamers specially mature experienced FPS gamers. Is a total joke, I prefer to be insulted for free rather than wasting my time. NotIn simple words, -Campaign mode: MEDIOCRE. The equivalent of MOH Warfighter, graphics not a wow factor but not impressive also, the plot is devastatingly disappointing and unrealistic. Too short,plain,dumb, is "foolproof" and not recommended to serious gamers specially mature experienced FPS gamers. Is a total joke, I prefer to be insulted for free rather than wasting my time. Not deserving further comments on this lackluster game mode.

    -Multiplayer: Is the same but online and sometimes with 64/32 players, totally disappointing, a waste of money to a FPS fan. If you were expecting Rush mode to be better you were wrong, maps are designed to the childish and amateur FPS full of vehicles, and unrealistic "realistic levolution mode" (only some maps btw) Graphically has some details taken care of, mostly in environment and vehicle details.
    LAG, is awesome If there were so much trouble at BF3, in BF 4 is worse and horrible managed it has to be fixed asap.

    Finally if you are looking for a nice and strategy based FPS you can always buy BF3, BF4 is the next generation of "call of duty multiplayer full of amateur/childish" kinda game. Do not waste your money and time this game is poor, amateurish, full of lag and nothing remarkable new just another "pop corn" over-advertised product, good luck, and see you on The real Battlefield at Battlefield 3.    … Expand
  11. Max_Killington
    Nov 14, 2013
    2
    Multilayer is completely broken. EA has released an unfinished game to make a quick buck as usual. I've had this game for a few weeks now since release hoping no to avail for the frequent crashing and other issues to be fixed. Demolish a skyscraper: the game crashes, 64 player map: game crashes, do nothing: game crashes. Crashes, crashes, crashes. No patch yet after a month.

    The maps    Multilayer is completely broken. EA has released an unfinished game to make a quick buck as usual. I've had this game for a few weeks now since release hoping no to avail for the frequent crashing and other issues to be fixed. Demolish a skyscraper: the game crashes, 64 player map: game crashes, do nothing: game crashes. Crashes, crashes, crashes. No patch yet after a month.

    The maps seem smaller than BFBC2 and BF3. When compared to the other games in the series, unlocking weapons in BF4 is a tedious chore for the average gamer. Unless you have an outrageous k/d ratio (higher than 2.0 at least) you can forget about unlocking any of the better weapons for a very long time.

    Helmets have been removed too from character models giving the game an unwanted "Hollywood" effect. Who goes into battle without a helmet?    … Expand
  12. OccipitaL
    Aug 20, 2014
    2
    I've been playing Battlefield series since Battlefield 1942, I really like the first 5 or 6 games of this trademark but Battlefield 4 is an absolute disgrace. I bought the game and premium and almost 1 year in it's still full of errors, bugs, glitches and performance problems. Dice tries real hard to keep this game as a failure. Even with all these problems the game has they start to workI've been playing Battlefield series since Battlefield 1942, I really like the first 5 or 6 games of this trademark but Battlefield 4 is an absolute disgrace. I bought the game and premium and almost 1 year in it's still full of errors, bugs, glitches and performance problems. Dice tries real hard to keep this game as a failure. Even with all these problems the game has they start to work on an another Battlefield title instead of fixing the latest. Congratulations Dice, you have ruined a great series.… Expand
  13. DimosZargarda
    Dec 7, 2013
    2
    I did not like CoD Ghosts, so I got BF4, however, after a few hours I threw it away. All around the net, ppl come saying its better than CoD, never saying its a diffrent game that plays completly diffrent. It is a personal opinion, still 2/10 for the nice graphics and Story Mode.
  14. Slipper
    Nov 6, 2013
    2
    Everything what was bad in Battlefield 3 is bad in Battlefield 4. Same old story, new and better look, old server lag problems, Browse plugin thingy, bla,bla bla. No one make good playable games like they used to. All is about money and profit. No one care about players. So, i'm never gonna give my money to EA or someone else who is not able to produce the game that can be played in theEverything what was bad in Battlefield 3 is bad in Battlefield 4. Same old story, new and better look, old server lag problems, Browse plugin thingy, bla,bla bla. No one make good playable games like they used to. All is about money and profit. No one care about players. So, i'm never gonna give my money to EA or someone else who is not able to produce the game that can be played in the moment of release. I don't want to wait for 1 or 2 GB patch to be able to just start game, playing is another thing. Score for this BIG title is 2. Graphics are nice. That's it.… Expand
  15. BestNoob
    Apr 14, 2014
    2
    Can be a good Game .. but is not a good game.

    To many Bugs and Cheaters.

    And EA/Dice is ignoring the whole community They wont and do not improve or fix the game.
    EA / Dice just wants players monay.
  16. VibroKnife
    Nov 14, 2013
    2
    Couldn't be less interested in this game after playing it for only a week. The campaign flat out sucks. The multiplayer is glitchy, unbalanced, boring, and hella laggy. After waiting for this game to be patched for almost a month I feel like it's already lost its spark. It had potential. But failed epicly.

    You'll be tearing your hair out throughout the 3 days you'll actually want to    Couldn't be less interested in this game after playing it for only a week. The campaign flat out sucks. The multiplayer is glitchy, unbalanced, boring, and hella laggy. After waiting for this game to be patched for almost a month I feel like it's already lost its spark. It had potential. But failed epicly.

    You'll be tearing your hair out throughout the 3 days you'll actually want to play this game through, bugs, crashes, glitches, horrible optomization, bad campaign, terrible online vehicle and weapon balance, design flaws, broken attatchments, sluggish unlocks and a of other things you'll notice along the way.

    Get COD Ghosts. At least that game didn't come out half baked. Here's your cold, cold, raw pasta. Have fun. You'll be bored before you know it.    … Expand
  17. BSim500
    Nov 3, 2013
    2
    I have to agree with other reviews. Riddled with bugs, missing textures, audio issues (clipping & sound lags), server crashes, soldiers die instantly upon respawning, etc. If you don't want the game to be judged on these things, then don't rush it out unfinished! It's ***WAY*** overpriced for what it is (basically another unfinished CoD arcade shooter pretending to be a "serious" militaryI have to agree with other reviews. Riddled with bugs, missing textures, audio issues (clipping & sound lags), server crashes, soldiers die instantly upon respawning, etc. If you don't want the game to be judged on these things, then don't rush it out unfinished! It's ***WAY*** overpriced for what it is (basically another unfinished CoD arcade shooter pretending to be a "serious" military game with massive pre-release over-hype). I loved Call of Duty as a game in its own right, but the obsession with trying to turn every... single... shooter/franchise... into a "scripted cinematic experience" is getting very tedious.

    +5% GFX improvements do not seem to correlate with +100% higher system requirements. GFX somehow manage to look *worse* in some areas. The issue is not "everyone has slow hardware", it's simply a badly optimized inefficient engine in terms of quality/performance ratio. 4-5hr bug-ridden single-player campaign. "Levolution" just marketing speak for "dynamic map scripting" which is hardly unique.

    "Ooh look! Pretty pre-scripted building collapsing" seems to be the beginning and end of BF4 'improvement' over BF3. It seems the more "cinematically scripted" new games become, the less fun they are to play in terms of actual gameplay. And given the game was released by EA (enough said), you can bet all of the premium priced DLC's will take priority over bug fixing...    … Expand
  18. legomyhobo
    Jul 11, 2014
    2
    Most of a year after release:
    1/2 the time, the game crashes as it tries to find a server.
    About 20 minutes before the game crashes WHEN in game It requires dlc and you shall find servers more limited if you don't buy them. Usually no team balancing, so 1/2 the time, servers will be unbalanced in terms of skill and no fun. BUT - when the campaign isn't crashing, it is satisfying    Most of a year after release:
    1/2 the time, the game crashes as it tries to find a server.
    About 20 minutes before the game crashes WHEN in game

    It requires dlc and you shall find servers more limited if you don't buy them.
    Usually no team balancing, so 1/2 the time, servers will be unbalanced in terms of skill and no fun.

    BUT - when the campaign isn't crashing, it is satisfying (if only that was a larger part of the experience)    … Expand
  19. SuperNaiv
    Nov 26, 2013
    2
    Honestly, what's wrong with todays FPS games? This game is yet another generic point and shoot, move, then point and shoot routine, piece of crap that EA out to make big bucks of those brainless zombies that normally play those games. I tried it and I saw it already from the beginning what it tried to do. I am specifically talking here about "single player" campaign. Perhaps multiplayerHonestly, what's wrong with todays FPS games? This game is yet another generic point and shoot, move, then point and shoot routine, piece of crap that EA out to make big bucks of those brainless zombies that normally play those games. I tried it and I saw it already from the beginning what it tried to do. I am specifically talking here about "single player" campaign. Perhaps multiplayer is more engaging, but I will specifically focus here on single player mode. The game tries, from the beginning, desperately to engage you emotionally, but it fails with boring non engaging dialog that lacks any depth or feeling. Then they try desperately to fill out your screen with like explosions, flying particles, wind, flying bullets everywhere, and gorgeous graphics, just to make you occupied with and stuff. I admit that it looks beautiful, especially outside in the open landscape. But there is little freedom in the game and it is heavily scripted and you get the feeling of being "directed" "hold in the hand" most of the time. This make game boring because they even deny you the illusion of freedom. The game is boring and non engaging and won't make you feel better that you were that sucker that payed 60 bucks or more for the game that is broke beyond any repair. I am sorry fans, but if you were expecting something more, something revolutionary, you'll be probably very disappointed. Better luck next time EA, witch I doubt it.… Expand
  20. jacquelineferre
    Apr 9, 2014
    2
    EA is the worst american company and that is a very good reason for that. They put a lot of effort to win that title and Battlefield 4 is a great example of that.
    EA released a game that they knew was full of bugs and broken a lot of investors sold their companies shares right before the release.
    They don't care about you they are the cancer of this industry and if you buy this game you    EA is the worst american company and that is a very good reason for that. They put a lot of effort to win that title and Battlefield 4 is a great example of that.
    EA released a game that they knew was full of bugs and broken a lot of investors sold their companies shares right before the release.
    They don't care about you they are the cancer of this industry and if you buy this game you are just telling them: "I like to f*cked in the ass with a fire extiguinsher".    … Expand
  21. vandridine
    Oct 30, 2013
    2
    The single player is ok, very short and forgettable, but everyone cares about the multiplier. However, on PC the multiplier constantly crashes after 5-20 min of game play, which wouldn't be to bad but you lose all your exp for that match. I have played a ton, and well over 75% of my games i have crashed to my desktop and lost all of my exp and the games that haven't are usually onesThe single player is ok, very short and forgettable, but everyone cares about the multiplier. However, on PC the multiplier constantly crashes after 5-20 min of game play, which wouldn't be to bad but you lose all your exp for that match. I have played a ton, and well over 75% of my games i have crashed to my desktop and lost all of my exp and the games that haven't are usually ones almost over where i gain nothing. After putting 7-8 hours into the multiplier, i am only just hitting level 5 which is so much fun. You buy these games for the multiplier, and with the multiplier being completely broken, the game is utter trash.… Expand
  22. Birdsht
    Jan 26, 2014
    2
    YouTube videos made by the community clearly spell out the dire un-fixable issues in the games code. Netcode issues, hitboxes not matching up to characters on screen. Foreign players lagging up local servers because the netcode gives 200 ping players the edge over players with 15 ping. I have only seen this type of half a$$ed attempt at netcode in BF3. We still die long after were behindYouTube videos made by the community clearly spell out the dire un-fixable issues in the games code. Netcode issues, hitboxes not matching up to characters on screen. Foreign players lagging up local servers because the netcode gives 200 ping players the edge over players with 15 ping. I have only seen this type of half a$$ed attempt at netcode in BF3. We still die long after were behind cover. Trying to lead the enemy is a crap shoot as you never know exactly where their hitboxes are. They added all kinds of overpowered weapons for players that suck. Multiple grenade launchers, XM-25 Airburst, remote mortars, SUAV, UCAV all kinds of pure vaginal things that take away from the FPS experience. We have also digressed back to over 50% players playing sniper in every game, hiding, trying to pick people off because they cant compete any other way. I would not buy this game again, and I would not recommend it to a friend.… Expand
  23. g00g0lpl3x
    Aug 7, 2014
    2
    I've not played that game a lot. I've struggling with the netcode issues the whole time. I have to say i never felt so disappointed by a game i had pre-order 4 months in advance. Being a hardcore fan of the franchise i genuinely felt let down by Dice and EA. The biggest surprise i had came from the fact that the netcode was fixed in June. 8 months after the release of the game. You guysI've not played that game a lot. I've struggling with the netcode issues the whole time. I have to say i never felt so disappointed by a game i had pre-order 4 months in advance. Being a hardcore fan of the franchise i genuinely felt let down by Dice and EA. The biggest surprise i had came from the fact that the netcode was fixed in June. 8 months after the release of the game. You guys just lost my respect and i will never buy a BF game ever again. ps: BF4-2 (Counter-Strike HD) Really??? This is your new game?… Expand
  24. Origosis
    Oct 30, 2013
    2
    The game is barely a graphical update over BF3... and that is about it. Same gameplay, the leveling and unlock system is even less friendly than in BF3.

    a typical match goes like this. "Spawn, run for 2 minutes to objective, get sniped, spawn, run for 30 seconds get sniped, spawm, get sniped at spawn." I have played many matches where it was all snipers from all angles meaning all    The game is barely a graphical update over BF3... and that is about it. Same gameplay, the leveling and unlock system is even less friendly than in BF3.

    a typical match goes like this. "Spawn, run for 2 minutes to objective, get sniped, spawn, run for 30 seconds get sniped, spawm, get sniped at spawn."

    I have played many matches where it was all snipers from all angles meaning all you did was die as these elite players cleaned the field.

    The game is altogether un-fun at the best of times, when these exploits are occuring is is simply enraging.

    The game wants you to support your team and work together, but the fact is, if you do not get a kill you are not getting much XP, if any.

    If they really do want the game to be about working as a team, then they need to re-work this entire game from the ground up.

    It requires team work to play, but what about all of us solo players?    … Expand
  25. ygamer
    Oct 31, 2013
    2
    Seria uma boa DLC, praticamente igual ao battlefield 3 mas com novos mapas, não seria um jogo bom, mas não merece um título de Battlefield 4, olha a diferença do Battlefield 2 para o 3 por exemplo, uma diferença muito grande, do 3 para o 4 não muda quase nada, eu como fã da série fiquei muito decepcionado. Eles fizeram só pelo dinheiro, sem contar que fazem até pré venda de DLC's.Seria uma boa DLC, praticamente igual ao battlefield 3 mas com novos mapas, não seria um jogo bom, mas não merece um título de Battlefield 4, olha a diferença do Battlefield 2 para o 3 por exemplo, uma diferença muito grande, do 3 para o 4 não muda quase nada, eu como fã da série fiquei muito decepcionado. Eles fizeram só pelo dinheiro, sem contar que fazem até pré venda de DLC's.

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    It would be a good DLC, almost the same as battlefield 3 but with new maps, it would be a good game, but does not deserve a title Battlefield 4, look at the difference of Battlefield 2 for 3 for example, is a very big difference, the 3 for almost 4 does not change anything, I as a fan of the series I was very disappointed. They made just for the money, not to mention make up pre selling DLC.    … Expand
  26. Decanox
    Oct 31, 2013
    2
    Do not buy! Just save your money and keep playing BF3 until this game is fixed. I updated my AMD drivers to the latest beta and I still have constant issues with the campaign freezing on level 3 no matter what I do. I also have issues in multiplayer with huge server lag and stuttering. My ping is very low yet I still experience these problems. Wait until they release the first patch thenDo not buy! Just save your money and keep playing BF3 until this game is fixed. I updated my AMD drivers to the latest beta and I still have constant issues with the campaign freezing on level 3 no matter what I do. I also have issues in multiplayer with huge server lag and stuttering. My ping is very low yet I still experience these problems. Wait until they release the first patch then think about buying.

    *Will update based on later patch release*    … Expand
  27. Lumo999
    Dec 8, 2013
    2
    Review update. Pretty much ignore all the fan boys giving this a 10, the only way this game will be fixed is if people are honest. Even the big youtubers who need this game to succeed so they can keep their jobs are critical of this at the moment. I have over 650hrs in BF3 and 100hrs now on BF4. I am trying to like this game but I am now starting to think this game is broken to it's core.Review update. Pretty much ignore all the fan boys giving this a 10, the only way this game will be fixed is if people are honest. Even the big youtubers who need this game to succeed so they can keep their jobs are critical of this at the moment. I have over 650hrs in BF3 and 100hrs now on BF4. I am trying to like this game but I am now starting to think this game is broken to it's core. EA is finally acknowledging that they have a problem as they have suspended all work on the DLC's to attempt to fix this game. I hope they can, but I doubt it.

    Major flaws -
    *Continued crashes even after two patches. Not as frequent but still there. (I have a titan, i7, win 8 etc etc top of the line rig 6 months ago).
    *Spawn problems, you have a black screen when you spawn where you cant do anything but others see you can kill you, leading to your death even before you "spawn".
    *poor spawn locations ie Daybreak spawns you in the middle of the road which compounds the above problem.
    *Lag in the servers that seems to increase the longer the games continues. Not sure if the net can handle all of the increased data due to Levolution. Was not a major issue in BF3 way worse in BF4. Being killed behind walls is way worse than BF3 especially after the china rising patch (for me anyway, starting to become unplayable).
    *poor hit recognition not sure if this is due to the built in lag, but sometimes even a still target at close range can't be hit. (even after the patches see youtube)
    *have not fixed the minor annoyances of BF3 ie rockets seem to disappear in air if the firer is killed before it hits the target. Almost impossible to shoot someone jumping over an object. Phantom walls/rocks which stop bullets. Phantom twigs on the ground which stop you in mid -sprint until you jump over it etc etc.
    * Major weapon rebalancing needs to be down Ie DMR useless at moment. Attack chopper useless (not a bad thing) This is no a big issue as it will be fixed over time as some weapons get nerfed or buffed.
    *numerous other problems see youtube, reddit etc.

    I still hold out hope this game will be fixed as I have loved all of the previous BF games, but still after 2 patches and almost two months this game is still broken. I still have to give this a 2 out of ten, but will happily change this when (fingers crossed) this is fixed. Previous review below.

    "Great game, great maps, great concept, but mega fail on execution, think SimCity. Every second to third game, the servers crash, leading to mega frustration. Once they get the servers up and running will be a great game, but they had the same problem in the beta and still have not fixed it. I would recommend save your money for now and look at purchasing it post Christmas when it goes on sale."    … Expand
  28. andersand
    Nov 2, 2013
    2
    The multiplayer is so riddled with bugs, and it crashes every 5 minutes. It's unplayable in its current state. The campaign is horrible and seems tacked on. It's far too easy even on the hardest setting. Would not recommend it until the bugs/crashes are fixed.
  29. richcasey
    Nov 9, 2013
    2
    Best broken game I've ever played. After having it for a week and enjoying the large maps I now try playing multiplayer, get to the screen, pick my spawn point, spawn and stare at a frozen screen. I've done all the troubleshooting EA has posted. Just like I had to do for BF3. Someone name another company that puts out a broken product over and over!?! This is ridiculous and I'm sure theBest broken game I've ever played. After having it for a week and enjoying the large maps I now try playing multiplayer, get to the screen, pick my spawn point, spawn and stare at a frozen screen. I've done all the troubleshooting EA has posted. Just like I had to do for BF3. Someone name another company that puts out a broken product over and over!?! This is ridiculous and I'm sure the people who put out Call Of Duty are just loving it.

    As for me, I'm going back to Gamestop and buying the new Call Of Duty. Even though the maps will be smaller and there will be no vehicles, at the end of the day when I get a few minutes to unwind and game, I'll have the reliability that comes with Call Of Duty instead of this continuous     … Expand
  30. Radioactivebuny
    Mar 2, 2014
    2
    It's a 10/10 when it works. You can kind of figure out the rating, then. Guys, this is a really crappy thing to do to players. Though, I suppose EA is mostly to blame. You can take your Titanfall and shove it, I'm never buying anything from you turkeyneck smokers ever again.
  31. Dave101sport
    Nov 14, 2013
    2
    Campaign is a little more in depth rather than a this is how it works, now go play multiplayer". If you intend on 64 player prepare to die a lot due to relatively small maps. Very very glitchy release, sound, client, server problems galore. LEVOLUTION is just a gimmick, yes some very large building collapse and looks cool, but the impact on game play is over stated. Either EA or DICE needCampaign is a little more in depth rather than a this is how it works, now go play multiplayer". If you intend on 64 player prepare to die a lot due to relatively small maps. Very very glitchy release, sound, client, server problems galore. LEVOLUTION is just a gimmick, yes some very large building collapse and looks cool, but the impact on game play is over stated. Either EA or DICE need a good slap in the face for releasing what appears to be an unfinished product to a very committed band of followers, who have in turn dropped this game like it was toxic and switched to COD Ghost or other finished products or just turned it off and gone back to BF3 due the immense disappointment. If and when the problems get fixed it will be an extremely expensive DLC for BF3.… Expand
  32. Parkertime
    Nov 14, 2013
    2
    I'm sorry but this game.....I just don't know what to say. It's fun when you can play it! But even after the recent patch the game will still crash and now its booting players from the server right after a match ends! "Oh man this server is great!" To bad it kicks you anyway! Anyway, don't even believe those asshats critic reviews they'll say anything to get to hand first on a game andI'm sorry but this game.....I just don't know what to say. It's fun when you can play it! But even after the recent patch the game will still crash and now its booting players from the server right after a match ends! "Oh man this server is great!" To bad it kicks you anyway! Anyway, don't even believe those asshats critic reviews they'll say anything to get to hand first on a game and money. Bunch of ass kissers with no life.

    I have a gaming rig more then capable of running this game on ultra so I know its not on my end!    … Expand
  33. Rapapara
    Nov 21, 2013
    2
    Awesome game 2/10
    crashes bugs lags unbalance (artur ssie) battlefield three was much better to high system requirements, on low look much worse than battlefield 3 on low one big crap
  34. JamesDAlves
    Nov 26, 2013
    2
    It's funny because I just had a little look at one user review who said this was the height of shooters and gaming in general. YEAH, MY ASS IT IS! If u could play it, if it would let u play it, or if the game was even worth playing at all. £40 for an expansion, BF3.5 that's what you get, and a half assed one at that.
  35. happythoughts
    Nov 28, 2013
    2
    Very frustrating and inconsistent player experience. The netcode is pretty bad and you youtube how poor it can get. How you do in the game often times depends on which side of the lag compensation you are currently experiencing. Lots of bugs...one hit kills (or bad netcode makes it fee like you were hit once when the other player feels like he shot you 20 times), crashes, audio bugs,Very frustrating and inconsistent player experience. The netcode is pretty bad and you youtube how poor it can get. How you do in the game often times depends on which side of the lag compensation you are currently experiencing. Lots of bugs...one hit kills (or bad netcode makes it fee like you were hit once when the other player feels like he shot you 20 times), crashes, audio bugs, spawning without a weapon in hand, "killed in action" by nothing...could go on and on but I sometimes feel like the game is still in the QA phase and we should be paid for this.… Expand
  36. Wrxeter
    Nov 28, 2013
    2
    Don't buy this game for vehicle combat.

    Despite this game being out for almost a month now, Dice and EA have done very little to attempt balancing the air vehicles. The stealth jet is only decent at taking out other air vehicles. Like don't even bother attacking ground targets. You are better off ramming a tank with your jet, bailing out, and hitting it with infantry launchers. Eve    Don't buy this game for vehicle combat.

    Despite this game being out for almost a month now, Dice and EA have done very little to attempt balancing the air vehicles.

    The stealth jet is only decent at taking out other air vehicles. Like don't even bother attacking ground targets. You are better off ramming a tank with your jet, bailing out, and hitting it with infantry launchers. Eve his role of air superiority is a joke. Two of the jets can barely out maneuver the ground attack jets, and the third (the SU-50) can out turn all other aircraft at almost a 2:1 rate.

    The ground attack jets are overpowered. They kill the stealth jets (supposedly their counter) in less than 1 second. The only exception is the SU-50 which can literally fly circles around you. Their main cannon is so deadly against ground vehicles that it is pointless to even swap to a secondary. In fact the only excuse to use rocket pods is to kill infantry. Ground based counters are ineffective against attack jets just like BF3, jets (attack or SU-50) are the only vehicle that can kill an ace jet. Even with longer countermeasure cool downs you can still just retreat to your (fully automated computer controlled) stationary AA and it will kill anything (even a TV missile) on your tail.

    Little bird helicopters with 2 engineers repairing are nigh indestructible. Granted, you will spend most of yo r time disabled due to lockon spam, so getting kills can be challenging. But yo. Basically can only be killed by the MAA, a jet ram, or a dumbfire infantry weapon. Even fighting another littlebirdis more often a stalemate than not.

    Don't even bother getting in an attack helicopter. With every missile hit causing you to lose lift and rudder control, combined with the fact that missiles have a knock-over effect, even a single hit (that still ignores flares from time to time) usually results in a crash and death.

    With air vehicles so crippled, ground vehicles basically run amok. The mobile Anti aircraft vehicle is more often either lobbing missiles that have unlimited range across the map from their base (effectively), or roaming the field with AA dumbfire rockets that decimate infantry in droves. Tanks are not OP, but unkillable basically because their counter (the attack helicopter) is so gimped that it either has to camp on the deployment doing nothing, or go down in seconds as it's used as transport t a flag.

    Basically, battlefield has become the new call of duty. The same regurgitated garbage in a flashy new bugged package with weapon systems so dumbed down that your dog could probably effectively use them.

    Skill is not welcome in this game. Rip good first person shooters.    … Expand
  37. Nitronomicon
    Dec 6, 2013
    2
    Wonderful!
    Very nice graphics, sound and gameplay!
    Convenient control panel.
    But why the need to kill the Russians again?
    Maybe DICE will offer in the next part of the game to save the USA from attacking Canadians? And help them Russians and Chineses!?
    That would be really interesting!
  38. llMrPandall
    Dec 17, 2013
    2
    I've been a huge fan of the whole Battlefield Series and spent like easily 3000 hours playing, which is why im even more disappointed in Battlefield4.
    Its pretty clear that you buy the game mostly for the multiplayer the campaign is just a short compilation of stupid cliches and patriotism so just forget it (Oh yeah you have to play it to get all the guns in the game, the last mission    I've been a huge fan of the whole Battlefield Series and spent like easily 3000 hours playing, which is why im even more disappointed in Battlefield4.
    Its pretty clear that you buy the game mostly for the multiplayer the campaign is just a short compilation of stupid cliches and patriotism so just forget it (Oh yeah you have to play it to get all the guns in the game, the last mission even 3 times).
    The multiplayer is an updated version of Battlefield 3, that would be ok if it has gotten any better.
    At this point in time this is (still after 1,5 months) clearly an unfinished product, every patch changes the feel of the game completely so if you got used to the gameplay its like a slap in the face every three weeks and it is impossible to stay at a certain level at skill.
    The maps are not that bad but the game is clearly missing a good Infantry only map, the only thing close to that is Operation Locker but that one isnt called the "Meatgrinder" without a reason (too few routes, too linear).
    Levolution looks nice but in the end its just a gimmick and doesnt require any change of tactics, in the most matches the events arent even triggered by the players.
    The worst thing is the hit registration, it was not that good in BF3 because of client side hit registration, but in BF4 its beyond acceptable. At first there was the one hit kill bug then hits in the head would have been registered twice leading to your instant death. Trading kills was so common at a certain point it was simply enraging. And after the latest patch hit registration is messed up and sometimes delayed. If you know in which direction a player is moving you just have to shoot there and you will hit him even if the player model on your screen reaches this spot a short period of time later (this was tested in 2m distance) and even works through solid walls.
    Hit Registration wasnt the best in all of the Battlefield titles but this is simply unacceptable.
    In conclusion Battlefield 4 is simply an unfinished title with a lot of potential but the launch phase of the game has just simply ruined it, as a gamer buying a full price game we can expect a finished game (yeah it can be a little rough around the edges), but this is still in beta phase.    … Expand
  39. DrZed
    Dec 22, 2013
    2
    Battlefield... oh god why This is the biggest fiasco ever. All the mistakes from BF3 were made again. Spawns are broken... rushing is mostly impossible... sniping is overpowered. The only thing good here is interactive environment. Battlefield is getting worse.
  40. MrSealclubber10
    Dec 28, 2013
    2
    One of THE worst FPS I have played.
    Let's ignore the huge game breaking glitches and bugs that they took weeks to fix and concentrate on the game itself.
    Single player is just a rinse and repeat of A)goes to linear corridor level B)kills everyone in said corridor C)something blows up and character is sent hurdling D)go back to A So there's nothing to say about it, the story    One of THE worst FPS I have played.
    Let's ignore the huge game breaking glitches and bugs that they took weeks to fix and concentrate on the game itself.

    Single player is just a rinse and repeat of
    A)goes to linear corridor level
    B)kills everyone in said corridor
    C)something blows up and character is sent hurdling
    D)go back to A
    So there's nothing to say about it, the story content is just so mindless that I switched off and can't remember any names of the characters at all they're so forgettable and bland.

    Multiplayer;
    I would say Battlefield 3.5, but they've somehow copied BF3 and taken it 2 steps backwards.

    Damage balancing is all out of order,

    Recons are able to Rambo it up and one-hit-kill players at close quarters while most other classes are not so lucky.

    Engineers serve no anti tank/anti air purpose anymore, with their launchers doing minimal damage and having to expend all their rocket ammo to down just one vehicle. With how they have the submachine gun they're only use is to "run and gun". They might as well be called the "pandering to the call of duty audience class"

    Supports are only useful for the ammo now. Their hopes of suppression, let alone killing, isn't very high because they're damage is akin to nerf guns. I have been a support and had a gun run at me, sponge the weapon and shoot me dead and I've been able to do the exact same to others.

    Assault/medic classes are generally pretty balanced actually, but damage inconsistency can really mess your experience up as you'll find one moment you can kill a fully healed enemy in 2 shots and the next it takes 8 or 9 bullets to put a guy down.

    Maps are completely unbalanced, you only have two options. Completely bottle necked with grenade and explosive spam or Completely open with no cover, there is only one map that breaks this trend and it can get old fast.

    I thought BF3 was pretty mediocre and hoped they could bring it back to awesomeness, but this was the killing blow.
    It's become nothing more than EA forcing DICE to copy paste the previous game in a rush to shove out yearly titles.
    Time to drop this series.    … Expand
  41. lumberjackminer
    Dec 31, 2013
    2
    Oh, EA and DICE have returned yet again to pile on another phase, and it obviously shows in their rushed 'release'. If you look at the trailers of BF4 or videos made by FPS Youtubers, do not be fooled. The graphics in this game are intense, but overused to the point there is almost nothing left in the game itself. On my computer, one slightly-above-average desktop PC, the game stuttersOh, EA and DICE have returned yet again to pile on another phase, and it obviously shows in their rushed 'release'. If you look at the trailers of BF4 or videos made by FPS Youtubers, do not be fooled. The graphics in this game are intense, but overused to the point there is almost nothing left in the game itself. On my computer, one slightly-above-average desktop PC, the game stutters and crashes far beyond the acceptable limit before frustration. Maps, which have yet to make anybody happy except the stereotypical expert player, in which huge open ranges allow for 110-rank players to sit and annihilate your entire team regardless of what part of the map you spawn in. Vehicles are now more overpowered and the lesser ones now made worse. Jets are now invincible, travel at the speed of light, and cannot be shot down by anything, and helicopters now require you to run away whenever you enter any open area because any engineer with two rockets in a rocket launcher can take YOUR ONE FLARE and reload faster. Tanks, previously effective anti-infantry vehicles, previously 'fair' in BF3, are now not even weak enough to be called a 'tank'. Several of the secondary more-powerful anti-tank mines will only disable movement. Anti-aircraft, a vehicle whose purpose was completely obliterated when people now use the heavy machine guns in order to mow down infantry, and end up camping in their spawn locations (which you cannot enter.) Alongside a whole other set of unbearable problems, like a rocket artillery you find campers hiding in spawns, can also take down piles of infantry. Tanks can now carry two different types of different, more advanced shells, both overpowered to the max. Anybody who likes BF3 (Or any previous) should take a big look before they purchase this game. Sixty dollars I would rather spend to have my house egged.

    DICE, EA, anyone, make this game more fun than frustrating and I'll feel better. Maybe a four.    … Expand
  42. UmadUsadUbad
    May 23, 2014
    2
    Well if you are starving for a full released game BF4 is not the game you are looking for. In comparison to BF4, BF3 Netcode seems near perfect even if it isn't any close to it.
    So this beta-state game BF4 with 100$ pay to rage guarranty because all guys have to be like these guys in "wanted" and shoot around corners.
    In the end you just make up excuses for all this money why you haven't    Well if you are starving for a full released game BF4 is not the game you are looking for. In comparison to BF4, BF3 Netcode seems near perfect even if it isn't any close to it.
    So this beta-state game BF4 with 100$ pay to rage guarranty because all guys have to be like these guys in "wanted" and shoot around corners.
    In the end you just make up excuses for all this money why you haven't already stopped playing this ****

    May serve all graphic whores but nothing more. Campaign is also pretty "meh".    … Expand
  43. xenzorg
    May 30, 2014
    2
    Don't waste your time on this glitchy and badly optimized ****
    Battlefield 3 was few times better and worked perfectly (i7 3770k, gtx 770, 16gb ram, etc.)
  44. sc00tz
    Aug 24, 2014
    2
    I still remember the old BF1942 that used to actually be fun. Everytime I try to get into this game I just end up closing it. The maps suck and I just dont like it. Please make a game that is fun like in the old days.
  45. malv83
    Jan 4, 2015
    2
    An incoherent mess of a game.

    The Good: Graphics (when on high) The bad: Everything else Spawn system: Enemies materialize off on their squad leaders when being engaged. Enemies materialize on points under capture at random areas. Enemies spawn out of the sky from choppers and fall down onto points. There is no semblance of a frontline. Enemies can be anywhere at any time very    An incoherent mess of a game.

    The Good: Graphics (when on high)

    The bad: Everything else

    Spawn system: Enemies materialize off on their squad leaders when being engaged. Enemies materialize on points under capture at random areas. Enemies spawn out of the sky from choppers and fall down onto points. There is no semblance of a frontline. Enemies can be anywhere at any time very easily.

    Unlocks: Right off the bat you'll be playing against experienced players with access to better weapons and vehicle perks that completely dominate over the base guns/vehicle loadouts. Want to compete? Either be fodder for a few weeks and level up or pay to win by buying unlocks outright. Merit counts for very little in this game. It doesn't matter if you are an experienced, team oriented FPS gamer with a working microphone and a will to work with other players.... it counts for nothing in this game.

    Maps: Small. Lots of geometry which makes it difficult to spot enemies on the lower non anti-aliased detail settings. No real choke points. Lots of maps with many stupid high sniper points which basically ensures that you will often get killed from very high unexpected. Due to the spawn system, and the large number of entrances on every capture point, you'll have enemies coming at you from every direction and there is little you can do to play defensively to hold a point. It's Unreal Tournament deathmatch with capture points.

    Vehicles: All vehicles feel weak and underpowered without the unlocks. The way the choppers fly is a definite downgrade from BF2. Not agile one bit. Planes dominate and spawn frequently.

    Damage system: Baffling... to say the least. Once again unlocks have far better handling than the default weapons and are overall more effective. Guns seem to either be grossly overpowered or underpowered.

    As an original fan of the BF1942 and BF2, I find this game to be truly a piece of crap. It is an insufferable cash-grab. It has turned a once merit-driven team-based FPS into a pay-to-win clusterfu__ sh__fest with absolutely no redemable qualities. The type of game design you would expect to see on a free-to-play cell phone game and not on a $50 game that requires an expensive machine to play.

    Utter... complete... sh**. A disgrace to the team-based FPS genre. Par the course for EA Games published title.    … Expand
  46. tjakal
    Jan 11, 2015
    2
    The multiplayer of BF4 is as of jan 2015 still plagued by a netcode that can only be described as 'broken', the experience can be summed by haphazard hit-detection issues and recurring 'lag like' spikes even as ping and latency to server is in the green. All in all Battlefield 4 still feel like playing a beta rather than a finished product.

    The singleplayer segment is a 'looking trough    The multiplayer of BF4 is as of jan 2015 still plagued by a netcode that can only be described as 'broken', the experience can be summed by haphazard hit-detection issues and recurring 'lag like' spikes even as ping and latency to server is in the green. All in all Battlefield 4 still feel like playing a beta rather than a finished product.

    The singleplayer segment is a 'looking trough a shoebox' experience with a abysmal fov locked at 55.    … Expand
  47. ireviewthings1
    Jun 3, 2015
    2
    1942, BF2, BC1, BC2, BF3. This is the last of my cash DICE will ever get to see.

    Single campaign (hello CoD) is a joke, that ends in (spoiler alert) deciding which one of your squad to send on a suicide run. And whats the best thing? Kill all of them once because for each different dead buddy you'll unlock a new weapon. I don't think I have ever seen something this tasteless in a AAA    1942, BF2, BC1, BC2, BF3. This is the last of my cash DICE will ever get to see.

    Single campaign (hello CoD) is a joke, that ends in (spoiler alert) deciding which one of your squad to send on a suicide run. And whats the best thing? Kill all of them once because for each different dead buddy you'll unlock a new weapon. I don't think I have ever seen something this tasteless in a AAA game. You see, when you pull stunts like that in GTA at least noone claims it is a good thing. I don't care for having a SP campaign so I don't care if it is good or not. What I do care about is when those resources are so obviously needed to finish and fix the part of the game that actually matters.

    Even now, after all the patching and fixing it is still easily the low point in the series and for DICE. I bought Battlefield 1942 on release. The only game I did not play intensively in the series is Vietnam.

    To put it short: the game has a netcode (basically the underlying data highway of the game) that still cannot handle what is going on on the server. You'll die long before the game actually tells you that you are being shot at. In addition to that DICE had to reduce fire rates of weapons and damage outputs simply to mascarade the problem. Pathetic.

    Next: not a single map is systematical or well designed for ACTUAL GAMEPLAY. It is either a clusterf*ck of objects where a camper hides every 10 yards or there is no cover at all for infantery for 1000 yards. Nothing in between. You will find no classics like Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman, the Aftermath Pack or Sharqi Peninsula here. There are no lanes, no tactical gameplay. Because even if you try to do so, one stupid press of "Q" by an enemy and you are marked on the minimap for the next 15 secs. So much for realism, community. Tons of idiots will tell you the maps have realistic design. But that does not make for fun gameplay. If I want a realistic experience, I'll play Insurgency, Verdun or maybe ARMA.

    A bunch of gadgedts are so out of place and unbalanced you'll want to punch your screen. Have fun getting killed by people across the map flying some toy remote airplanes with C4 on them. FUN!

    What happened here is EA (I presume) decided to integrate the CoD (and actually Halo - superweapons) formula into BF to get those brands slowly and surely of the market. What the managed by doing so is utterly blur and wash out what was once a great series. I've put nearly 300hrs into this game since launch and uninstalled 4 times out of pure frustration.    … Expand
  48. inkblowout
    Sep 1, 2015
    2
    I've played Bad Company 1, Bad company 2 and battlefield 3. But battlefield 4 was just horrible. I never felt so ripped off by a game before. Battlefield 3's multiplayer was alright at best, but battlefield 4 took everything battlefield 3 screwed up on and made it even worse. I mean the upgrades (to guns, vehicles and etc.) It's getting out of hand at this point. So many upgrades I cannotI've played Bad Company 1, Bad company 2 and battlefield 3. But battlefield 4 was just horrible. I never felt so ripped off by a game before. Battlefield 3's multiplayer was alright at best, but battlefield 4 took everything battlefield 3 screwed up on and made it even worse. I mean the upgrades (to guns, vehicles and etc.) It's getting out of hand at this point. So many upgrades I cannot even keep track. There are upgrades for pretty much everything... so it makes Max Rank players ridiculously overpowered compared to someone else who is just starting out.

    And multiplayer maps aren't anything special. It looks like a bunch of battlefield 3 maps that were left out in the final version of battlefield 3.

    Campaign has gotten even worse... none of it literately makes sense. Sure there were a few epic moments but nothing really memorable unlike Call of duty modern warfare series. Battlefield 3's single player was tolerable, but this is a joke. And I'm pretty sure Battlefield 4 was a joke. Thanks a lot EA and DICE. You completely destroyed a franchise that could never be revived from this steaming pile...    … Expand
  49. CaptMescaline
    Aug 25, 2015
    2
    Takes the franchise into a completely wrong direction. Battlefield 2 was the peak of the series. Battlefield 3 was fun but limited in the potential experience that could have been had because DICE had to make one game for a range of platforms with difference hardware. Battlefield 4 is simply a rehash of Battlefield 3 with no interesting add ons or improvements and what's even worse is theyTakes the franchise into a completely wrong direction. Battlefield 2 was the peak of the series. Battlefield 3 was fun but limited in the potential experience that could have been had because DICE had to make one game for a range of platforms with difference hardware. Battlefield 4 is simply a rehash of Battlefield 3 with no interesting add ons or improvements and what's even worse is they made the same game for older consoles like PS3 and Xbox 36. Boring corridor shooter that tries too hard to compete with call of duty. Can't wait for Squad to come out.… Expand
  50. dcompart
    Sep 2, 2015
    2
    Full of bugs, even in the current version of the game. AI teammates are complete worthless, the campaign isn't hard, or stupid hard, just stupid in design.
  51. richardick
    Aug 22, 2017
    2
    i mean, its enjoyable with friends, but as for playing alone, even when this game costs 5 dollars i prefer spending those 5 dollars on gums. alone its just un-enjoyable, the servers are **** multiplayer always feels unbalanced, like for real just dont buy this game.
  52. SSJChris21
    Nov 9, 2017
    2
    The whole entire game is just bugs. Bugs **** everywhere as if the game just released. I guess they don't bother fixing them. Missing and buggy textures, audio issues. And the game being too annoying annoying to beat. A copy of Battlefield 3 basically and runs badly too. It is a little fun when you happen to be lucky and not experience these issues. But that luck never stays long.The whole entire game is just bugs. Bugs **** everywhere as if the game just released. I guess they don't bother fixing them. Missing and buggy textures, audio issues. And the game being too annoying annoying to beat. A copy of Battlefield 3 basically and runs badly too. It is a little fun when you happen to be lucky and not experience these issues. But that luck never stays long.

    -alone in a room wondering who the **** is shooting you
    -while standing next to a tree, they bend over like as if they were flexible as grass
    -melee kills take literally 5 seconds each time, die every time you try to do one
    -get spotted over 50 feet away somehow
    -bushes won't help at all
    -teammates can be 150m away and still appear in cut-scenes
    -people running through objects at times
    -teammates teleporting
    -runs terribly
    -enemies spot you and somehow has the power to alert all other enemies in less than a second
    -multiplayer crashes all the time    … Expand
  53. jorbo125
    Jun 3, 2021
    2
    The lowest point of the entire battlefield franchise. Battlefield 5 and Hardline were dodgy, but boy, if you want to see some truly awful game design, load up battlefield 4.

    Genuinely one of the worst genuine attempts at a video game I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through, buy a better video game, it's not hard at all.
  54. Deathbringer_01
    Feb 19, 2020
    2
    This game is so terrible, 2020 and still game is a horrible of messing bugs, no good map content, weapons in this game are terrible
  55. jtr_419
    Jul 21, 2020
    2
    zadurzo try-hardów zaczołem grać i besprzerwy ginąłem nawet jak przeciwnik był oddalony o około 500m
  56. Mandala
    Nov 11, 2013
    1
    DICE are a crap studio, and they make crap games. They used to make good games, however. Battlefield 4 is just Battlefield 3 with some improvements that should have been there from the start, and Battlefield 3, itself, was a shoddy game, targeting the Call of Duty crowd. The original run of Battlefield games on the PC were entirely different creatures than this new style, and this newDICE are a crap studio, and they make crap games. They used to make good games, however. Battlefield 4 is just Battlefield 3 with some improvements that should have been there from the start, and Battlefield 3, itself, was a shoddy game, targeting the Call of Duty crowd. The original run of Battlefield games on the PC were entirely different creatures than this new style, and this new style isn't worth half of the original. It's cheap, it's simplistic, it's boring. DICE, these days, are also terrible at map design and UI design. DICE, throughout their history, have been repeated sell-outs, evidently not actually caring one bit about the games they make. As far as I can see, it's all just looking for money with them, and their messed up priorities has caused them to make much less than they otherwise would have. Selling to EA for $5 million right before Battlefield 2's launch? Holy, holy cow. They were too inexperienced and unaccustomed to money and got way to excited at a terrible, terrible, terrible offer, and they jumped on it. Since then, I think they've been desperate to make up some of the massive revenue that they know they lost, and just keep on making highly bad decisions, one after another. They also are one of the worst companies when it comes to releasing stable products. Every release of theirs is drowning in bugs and issues. And they never care, and never improve they actually just keep getting worse. Terrible company, boring game.… Expand
  57. NotLocke
    Oct 31, 2013
    1
    BF3 run perfectly on my system, and I get excellent frame rate in BF4 too, the only thing is, since I have a 32bit Vista (it pertains to all 32bit systems), I am forced to play on low settings not one feature can be changed. And then, the game looks worse than BF2 or 1942 did. It's absolutely ridiculos and the first time I've seen such limitation in a game. My hardware let's me run anyBF3 run perfectly on my system, and I get excellent frame rate in BF4 too, the only thing is, since I have a 32bit Vista (it pertains to all 32bit systems), I am forced to play on low settings not one feature can be changed. And then, the game looks worse than BF2 or 1942 did. It's absolutely ridiculos and the first time I've seen such limitation in a game. My hardware let's me run any recent release at high settings so it's only poor design strategy from developers. At the very least, they should write that on the box, or include such information in previews.
    Now I see, thats why demo was limited to 64bit machines. Great move EA, I've a couple thousand dollars worth of pc games but from now I guess no EA game will be bought at launch. Ever.

    Additionally, I am screwed by a horrible, and again forced, localisation (Polish).    … Expand
  58. Sloppydrunk
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    The game is a huge disappointment and it just isn't all that fun. We were promised more destruction yet some of the most basic things like ledges on a bridge don't budge. I'm not looking for total map destruction, but it still isn't up to par. The levolution is a gimmick that at times make the maps worse. To top it all off the game is a buggy pile of The dice apologists will continueThe game is a huge disappointment and it just isn't all that fun. We were promised more destruction yet some of the most basic things like ledges on a bridge don't budge. I'm not looking for total map destruction, but it still isn't up to par. The levolution is a gimmick that at times make the maps worse. To top it all off the game is a buggy pile of The dice apologists will continue to tell you to be patient till they are blue in the face, but no this is not acceptable. I'm done with this series it is time for something fresh and fun.… Expand
  59. OZxQB
    Feb 13, 2014
    1
    10 points. Great game when it works.

    -9 points for the worst supported game I've invested money up-front for, including "premium". Still crashing months after release. I hope people in quality assurance at EA / DICE were fired over releasing an incomplete game (as of Feb 2014). I'd get a refund except I was naive enough to trust them when they said they'd fix the problems. Now I'm    10 points. Great game when it works.

    -9 points for the worst supported game I've invested money up-front for, including "premium". Still crashing months after release. I hope people in quality assurance at EA / DICE were fired over releasing an incomplete game (as of Feb 2014). I'd get a refund except I was naive enough to trust them when they said they'd fix the problems. Now I'm outside EA's "great game guarantee" time period... what a joke.    … Expand
  60. BladeStrike
    Nov 10, 2013
    1
    This new Battlefield 3 expansion pack isn't very good and is overpriced. As usual greedy EA are releasing expansion packs disguised as new games. Its the same old game in reality. Wake up, fanboys.
  61. WalkerEU
    Nov 5, 2013
    1
    Only buy this when it's available at $10. I feel scammed buying a buggy game that crashes every 2 minutes at full price. I just paid full price for a beta. It'll be fixed in a few months and it'll be an excellent game at that point, but in the meantime it's the biggest scam ever.
  62. pinata
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    So much value! The campaign was a lot more than i expect. The multiplayer was more than incredible. There was a lot more maps, possibilities and playstyles than i would expect. Not to mention the amount of weapons and unlocks.

    HOWEVER, a game that is THIS buggy, freezes THIS much and runs THIS bad, does not deserve to be sold on any shelves. If there was a control-service to make sure    So much value! The campaign was a lot more than i expect. The multiplayer was more than incredible. There was a lot more maps, possibilities and playstyles than i would expect. Not to mention the amount of weapons and unlocks.

    HOWEVER, a game that is THIS buggy, freezes THIS much and runs THIS bad, does not deserve to be sold on any shelves. If there was a control-service to make sure games were actually functioning as supposed, this game would fail big.

    The developers are showing exactly how NOT to program and execute a game, when their engine is not even running as supposed. Sorry DICE EA, but only 1/10 as long as this game can't even run mere 10 minutes without crashing.    … Expand
  63. ScoxX
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    Bug Lag Disconect Error. how can they release a game like this? Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error Bug Lag Disconect Error
  64. Preator
    Nov 4, 2013
    1
    CRASH BUG CRASH.... Almost every game there will be a random crash-disconnect... official forum is full of techical issues posts... it is an unfinished-unpolished game... sold early to get money but people can't play it... DISAPPOINTING....
  65. Agadoo2012
    Nov 10, 2013
    1
    Battlefield is unplayable due to lag latency. It's quite impossible to kill the oponent unless lag latency is on your side Spawn on your teammates is quite impossible if you want to avoid instant death. So it's better to spawn on a safe place (far far far away from the hot places). Then you have to run again and again and after a very long walk, you die, killed by a hidden sniper. IsBattlefield is unplayable due to lag latency. It's quite impossible to kill the oponent unless lag latency is on your side Spawn on your teammates is quite impossible if you want to avoid instant death. So it's better to spawn on a safe place (far far far away from the hot places). Then you have to run again and again and after a very long walk, you die, killed by a hidden sniper. Is Battlefield 4 a nest of snipers … Expand
  66. th3-0nly-1337
    Jun 15, 2014
    1
    Probably the worst battlefield I've ever bought. Videos shown while loading levels in SP stutter to the point of unviewable. In MP, gameplay mechanics are unresponsive, laggy, and unbalanced, even 8 months after release, BF3 plays a lot better than BF4. I'm going back to playing BF3, arguably the last good recent BF.
  67. faceless-1
    Nov 20, 2013
    1
    Very good game. Single player is pretty weak, but the multiplayer can be good if you got a decent team. Another problem is that you cannot play with AI team mates, or add AI team mates when match is not full. This game got really a lot of content and very good graphics. The main problem is large portion of glitches that breaks thi game and again stupid unlock system. I got feeling thatVery good game. Single player is pretty weak, but the multiplayer can be good if you got a decent team. Another problem is that you cannot play with AI team mates, or add AI team mates when match is not full. This game got really a lot of content and very good graphics. The main problem is large portion of glitches that breaks thi game and again stupid unlock system. I got feeling that this game is another rushed by EA. If dice got another 6 months on development this game would be great, but in this state it really is not.… Expand
  68. elaintahra
    Jun 17, 2016
    1
    Where do I start? This piece of **** claims to be a "game"? It has multiple problems:

    First, the FOV (Field of View) on singleplayer was 50* (85 is minimum to get no nausea). You have to use 3rd party tool such as "Flawless Widescreen" (which did work). This is UNACCEPTABLE. Also, to claim that this is a "game" is utter nonsense, the single player "campaign" cannot be called a game    Where do I start? This piece of **** claims to be a "game"? It has multiple problems:

    First, the FOV (Field of View) on singleplayer was 50* (85 is minimum to get no nausea). You have to use 3rd party tool such as "Flawless Widescreen" (which did work). This is UNACCEPTABLE.

    Also, to claim that this is a "game" is utter nonsense, the single player "campaign" cannot be called a game for any reason. You run inside a goddamn pipe doing EXACTLY what your NPC friends say otherwise it will reload and you just have to do it.

    In BAKU you have to "spot the targets" for someone presumably in helicopter, this is next to impossible, by pressing Q and something else I finally managed to do it but it took me almost an hour. YOU_JUST_CANT
    _FKING_DESIGNATE (PRESS QQQQQQQ PRESS whatever **** key))))

    so yeah after that. There is the "Burn those **** - "scene" which I could not pass even after 20 tries.

    Multiplayer is not much better; it could be, but its too damn HECTIC. If you shoot for example a tank with your panzerfaust, it takes almost 1, max 2 seconds for you to die. They somehow "know" where you are all the time. Other times you get reaped by people from levels > 140. WTF

    This game is made so much for someone who just wants to glide through, but messed up because this is really made for consoles and PC version suffers.

    SHAME on anyone responsible for this utter horse****. This piece of whatever is made purely to grab your money. Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  69. Alsmir
    Nov 20, 2013
    1
    Singleplayer might be just an addition to the game but is simply awfull. It's the worst singleplayer I've seen in over 15 years of gaming, with messed up story, plain boring characters, bugs around every corner and not even a little bit fun. Which is even worse you need to complete it in order to unlock weapons for multiplayer.

    Multiplayer on the other hand has a lot of potential but    Singleplayer might be just an addition to the game but is simply awfull. It's the worst singleplayer I've seen in over 15 years of gaming, with messed up story, plain boring characters, bugs around every corner and not even a little bit fun. Which is even worse you need to complete it in order to unlock weapons for multiplayer.

    Multiplayer on the other hand has a lot of potential but players are brutally punished by a rushed release of the game. It's been over 3 weeks since the release and a bunch of patches has been released. Unfortunatelly they only fixed a few of the problems. The biggest ones still persist:
    - optimalization issues on many different PC setups
    - game freezing
    - long map loading times (unless you have SSD)
    - poor netcode
    - random game crashes

    On top of that we have poor class/vehicle/weapon balance and most of the maps are way too small. Anyone who tried playing Zavod with 64 players will know what I mean.

    Battlefield 4 can become a great game... someday. Right now it needs A LOT of patching and minor fixes instead of rushing with DLCs.

    Game is not worth the money yet.    … Expand
  70. fpkalac
    Dec 7, 2013
    1
    The game is just unplayable with all its bugs. i cant start a match without the game crashing.
    after buying the premium version i feel ripped off. I bought an unfinished game.
    Don't buy it now, wait unlit they fix all the major problems with the game.
  71. WerewolfAlpha
    Dec 5, 2013
    1
    Pretty obvious from looking at the so-called professional reviews that they are mostly no-name game sites wanting someone to poay attention to them. This game is unfinished. You will buy it, try to play it, then put it down mad that they release shoddy quality product like this and dare to call it finished. Shame on DICE, shame on EA, and shame on all you obviously paid-for reviewers.
  72. Seekerr048
    Nov 13, 2013
    1
    The gameplay itself is very well designed. But the coding is atrocious. I have had non-stop crashes and stutter running on a computer with an i7 processor and a GTX 760 graphics, and a download speed of 70 megabits.

    It's unbelievable that such an expensive and expansive game would be programmed so poorly.
  73. Stealth_Hunter
    Dec 1, 2013
    1
    For everyone who speak Portuguese

    Para todos que falam português NÃO comprem bf4 O jogo repleto de bugs, 90% das partidas crasham, o battlelog não contabiliza as partidas. O suporte prestado pela Dice uma enganação, igual promessa de politico, patch que arrumam um erro e trazem outros 10. BF4 igual uma obra do governo, caro e inacabado. Me arrependo amargamente de ter jogado 200    For everyone who speak Portuguese

    Para todos que falam português
    NÃO comprem bf4
    O jogo repleto de bugs, 90% das partidas crasham, o battlelog não contabiliza as partidas. O suporte prestado pela Dice uma enganação, igual promessa de politico, patch que arrumam um erro e trazem outros 10. BF4 igual uma obra do governo, caro e inacabado.
    Me arrependo amargamente de ter jogado 200 reais no lixo comprando esse jogo.    … Expand
  74. hssh
    Nov 24, 2013
    1
    This is the best "Error message simulator game out there", no but please don`t buy this game, there are glitches and bugs all over the place. if you are going to buy it, wait
  75. phentix
    Nov 3, 2013
    1
    WHEN it doesn't crash frequently, it can actually be fun to play. But to think that companies think its ok to release games in this state on PC when most wouldn't dare to release the same on consoles, its quite sad. Thankfully, my refund is already being processed.
  76. Riskyreview
    Nov 1, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you played Battlefield 3 you know what to expect from Battlefield 4's multiplayer but the singleplayer is even WORSE this time around, it's not original in any way it's just a generic FPS story with things like "i just survived a nuclear explosion and somehow ended up in a Chinese war criminal prison and now i will break out of my cell with my BARE HANDS!" and "im a strong independent woman who beats down two fully trained soldiers and because every other woman in every other game have giant boobs i will have no boobs at all! fight the power!" it's just overdone.
    It seems like every AAA developer think they can just make the same games over and over and think people will be stupid enugh to buy them, oh wait they can do that because you are stupid enugh to buy them!
    If you already have battlefield 3 just stick with it because there is no other difference then "levulution"    … Expand
  77. that_danish_guy
    Mar 30, 2015
    1
    Crashes regularly after 2 years of patches. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  78. Harlotsmouth
    Nov 4, 2013
    1
    This is by far the biggest disappointment all year, the released a unfinished game with massive server lag, random disconnect from server, and to top it off its just battlefield 3 with water combat. Not only is this game way over hyped they tack on a 60 dollar premium like ever other game has done in the trend. I don't know whats worst free-2-play games or Video games with premiums. IThis is by far the biggest disappointment all year, the released a unfinished game with massive server lag, random disconnect from server, and to top it off its just battlefield 3 with water combat. Not only is this game way over hyped they tack on a 60 dollar premium like ever other game has done in the trend. I don't know whats worst free-2-play games or Video games with premiums. I thought mass effect 3, and Bioshock infinite was a big let down but by far this take the cake. nothing worst then aiming at someones head and unloading a whole clip into it, only to realize your both dead nice job dice this will be the last game I buy with your name slapped on it, its just a company trying to compete with the call of duty franchise of how big of a game can i release.… Expand
  79. EXLR
    Dec 3, 2013
    1
    The game its self is pretty decent, but the game is unplayable. Dont buy. The game needs to be fixed first ,
    these things are the most annoying.
    -terrible netcode -Dozens of crashes -glitches bugs also too little has changed. Levolution isnt an improvement, its just scripted bs. I don't recommend it especially if you are a bf2 fan. You wont like it. A 1 for the unplayability.    The game its self is pretty decent, but the game is unplayable. Dont buy. The game needs to be fixed first ,
    these things are the most annoying.
    -terrible netcode
    -Dozens of crashes
    -glitches bugs

    also too little has changed. Levolution isnt an improvement, its just scripted bs. I don't recommend it
    especially if you are a bf2 fan. You wont like it. A 1 for the unplayability. Sorry DICE was always a supporting player, but you've screwed up with this one.    … Expand
  80. voiders
    Mar 17, 2014
    1
    Frist of all, Im not a fan boy, but I like Battlefield series. Lets list some of the battlefield 4 problems:
    1- At Team Death Match the game stay 80% with no sound. No shoting sound, walking... The game just emit a game music theme! That´s suck.
    2- Battlefield 4 is the same of 3. Its could be a DLC. 3- The servers are always with problems. I got kicked all the time, even when Im with    Frist of all, Im not a fan boy, but I like Battlefield series. Lets list some of the battlefield 4 problems:
    1- At Team Death Match the game stay 80% with no sound. No shoting sound, walking... The game just emit a game music theme! That´s suck.
    2- Battlefield 4 is the same of 3. Its could be a DLC.
    3- The servers are always with problems. I got kicked all the time, even when Im with ping of 7ms! I have only 4 servers with good ping, is a little complicated to play multiplayer.
    4- Origin and EA games dont care about do not care about their customers, that is the truth!
    5- The campaign, like Battlefield 3, is very buggy!
    6- I hate the method that open the browser to play the game, is awful! PLEASE EA, STOP IT!    … Expand
  81. Sirik_Matak
    Dec 28, 2015
    1
    Dear God, how **** awful nowadays multiplayer FPS are.
    My last true multiplayer FPS experience was with UT2k4. After that, seeing how awful Call of Duty was, I gave up on online gameplay. This Christmas however, I saw Battlefield 4 on sale, the title everyone I asked about masturbates on, and decided to give it a try.
    Jesus **** Christ. I cannot even comprehend how **** awful multiplayer    Dear God, how **** awful nowadays multiplayer FPS are.
    My last true multiplayer FPS experience was with UT2k4. After that, seeing how awful Call of Duty was, I gave up on online gameplay. This Christmas however, I saw Battlefield 4 on sale, the title everyone I asked about masturbates on, and decided to give it a try.
    Jesus **** Christ. I cannot even comprehend how **** awful multiplayer in this game is. I could write dozens of pages of how **** bad this game is and why, but truth to be told, it all boils down to absolutely **** **** this game's gameplay is. This is the right word: the ****. Remember BF1942? Well, it's everything upside down in here. People spawning everywhere, falling on cap zones, atrociously bad hitboxes and what retards love the most: a **** of irrelevant crap on the screen, medals, badges, unlockables! Play 1000 hours to unlock that awesome skin or a dogtag! If the gameplay is about RNG killing/getting killed at the moment of spawning, delude yourself with that another tasty Super Seargant of Cool badge! Run around doing nothing and get 10000 points! Try to play with others - get stomped by a camper that spawned behind your zones in tasteless, designless levels!

    I feel dirty after playing it for few days. Unfortunately it's too late to get a refund.

    But, holy **** how bad this game is. Guess it's time to get back with LAN Quake 3 parties.    … Expand
  82. DE4D
    Mar 26, 2014
    1
    Dice is dumb, fk you ea.. game is so fking broken.. everyone is blaming EA for pushing the game but the game has been released for more than 3months and dice can't fix small stuff.. look at killcam seriously it's so easy to fix but they can't... Monkies > dice devs
  83. Olafsson
    Aug 10, 2014
    1
    I'd like to thanks EA for their 7 days trial. Saved me 30 bucks or so !

    Bought BF3, got bored in under a week, and wanted to give BF4 a try. Well this is basically BF3.5. Netcode still crap, origin is a total joke, no lobby, as less userfriendly as possible in 2014, "premium" things to buy (read : pay2win), no balance, a nightmare for new players, etc. etc. Thanks EA for yet    I'd like to thanks EA for their 7 days trial. Saved me 30 bucks or so !

    Bought BF3, got bored in under a week, and wanted to give BF4 a try.

    Well this is basically BF3.5. Netcode still crap, origin is a total joke, no lobby, as less userfriendly as possible in 2014, "premium" things to buy (read : pay2win), no balance, a nightmare for new players, etc. etc.

    Thanks EA for yet another licence you kill. You guys are really good at it !

    Thanks programmers for all the fun in BF2, last good game in the franchise. We had a blast. Memories are eternal.    … Expand
  84. Jaguar_Paw91
    Nov 4, 2013
    1
    I dont know how critic can give such big score or some users because facts are different. There is only one truth, that we have in the last few years released games that isnt completed, i dont know why. Maybe because they only look for or maybe they cut down costs, if you have PATCH in first week after release there is good indicator that you doing wrong. They made milions of from theI dont know how critic can give such big score or some users because facts are different. There is only one truth, that we have in the last few years released games that isnt completed, i dont know why. Maybe because they only look for or maybe they cut down costs, if you have PATCH in first week after release there is good indicator that you doing wrong. They made milions of from the last game, and this is their best? COME ON. I dont know what is happening to the gaming industry, but it's bad.

    I'm not going to brag myself, but i need to say how i have monester pc, and after few minutes of playing bf4 i thought the problem is in my video cards, or drivers, or my disc or whatever, god dosent like me and so on, but then i saw the same problems have people who have better (15 000$ pc) and worst systems then me. So I realized there is something wrong with that game, like others that come out in this year unfinished product. So i have about 15 min (the most) long experience in multiplayer, there is a lot, A LOT of bugs, from texture, sound, fading soldiers and so on. And the singleplayer OMG, i still dont know what is worst, single or multi and i am realistic, because if you make such singleplayer where is unreal, fast and incomplete then dont even make half od product. I mean they have the best in the world, and that is not best. You will se on the end what i talk about.

    So I go on the start of this post, and ask myself how come there is guys who are in the games everyday, who are "pro" in their line of work, give game like this 10, or 9. HOW? Base on what? They get money for their score? Look at the user score and critic score, something is wrong here, I belive in users like me, because most of us are real, and we give score base on facts and actual situation.

    With milions of and few year in building progres they deliver THIS!? What is new here? This games become like sports game, the same game, just diffrent year on the cover, and you pay full price. People are not stupid, they will not buy unfinish crap all the time.

    The gaming industry has become too greedy and they dont see the full picture, they have money in their eyes, not gamers, and that is sad. This is not the first game that need first day patch, and that make me sad. Because I once enjoyed in games, when you buy it, you know that is final product, now you dont know WHAT TO EXPECT!?!?    … Expand
  85. MichalZ
    Nov 2, 2013
    1
    Graphics is great but bugged multiplayer makes this game unplayable. Constant disconnections from server will frustrate even biggest fan. Don't buy, waste of money.
  86. Jancelot
    Dec 15, 2013
    1
    An alright game WHEN it works and doesnt crash. Thats right people this game is still crashing 6 weeks after the release. And when the game doesnt crash it seems that everything around you get delayed the longer you play. So you maybe shooting someone while you are already dead..
  87. carnivorCactae
    Jul 16, 2019
    1
    The 13 year old predecessor managed to have a catchy soundtrack, bots and the possibility to play coop on the huge maps!
    It even had mods-support!
    Battlefield 4 on the other hand feels like a hamsterwheel and grindfest replaced good gameplay! This was the game that made me quit online-gaming and continuing playing only cooperatively with friends! If you thought Battlefield was an    The 13 year old predecessor managed to have a catchy soundtrack, bots and the possibility to play coop on the huge maps!
    It even had mods-support!

    Battlefield 4 on the other hand feels like a hamsterwheel and grindfest replaced good gameplay!

    This was the game that made me quit online-gaming and continuing playing only cooperatively with friends!

    If you thought Battlefield was an alternative to the annoying and kiddy-riddled Call of Duty you are wrong!
    Be prepared for annoying waiting-queues and sometimes totally unexplainable loading times!
    Yes:
    It looks fantastic!
    and yes:
    It sounds even better!
    In fact: There is no other game that has this absolutely astonishing sound-design! But it's nothing more than a facade!
    In fact it consists of an annoying and totally hollow game-mechanic!
    A XP-System that deludes you into achieving something, and is obviously a cover up for the bug-riddled gameplay and hostile game-enviroment with more random deaths and unfair gameplay every round!

    The servers are filled with cheaters and death-squads who overrun and deliberately hunt newcomers!

    If you thought: "Just have to get better", there is no way to get really better. You just earn xp and more guns and attachments (that's the Hamsterwheel that can get you into wasting time very fast! How often did you realize: NOT PLAYING FOR FUN, BUT FOR MORE XP AND BAGDES?)

    Tactical approach is often missing totally and it's "everyone for themselves!"

    Weapons are a joke!
    It makes NO DIFFERENCE if you shoot with a SMG or a Heavy MG!
    What should obliterate anyone coming through the hail of bullets, often doesn't do a scratch and you wonder if you even hit!
    Just to make you understand: The LIGHT MG farts 20 DMG and the HEAVY makes the same amount of stink!
    Pathetic!

    A game that will make you hate campers and online gamers in general!    … Expand
  88. alex-smollet
    Nov 11, 2013
    1
    Very very bugged product. This is not what I waiting for. It good for beta, not for production version. Will wait for patches with fixes, maybe it became playable.
  89. drschuster555
    Apr 14, 2014
    1
    Another great example, that EA is a money-grubbing company. They have taken BF3, have done a 1.5 hours singleplayer-campaign which has 5% Gameplay 15% Bugs and 80% Script Sequences, then they have taken the old Frostbite-Engine and have integrated 2 new codes in it, then they have copied the old multiplayer (only bugs and a few maps were added). At the end they have placed it in theAnother great example, that EA is a money-grubbing company. They have taken BF3, have done a 1.5 hours singleplayer-campaign which has 5% Gameplay 15% Bugs and 80% Script Sequences, then they have taken the old Frostbite-Engine and have integrated 2 new codes in it, then they have copied the old multiplayer (only bugs and a few maps were added). At the end they have placed it in the market. I pay 60€ for the game (Yes i am european) and then 60€ for Premium. And then 80€ for "new" (Day One....or two) DLCS. Wonderful.

    Sorry for translation errors.    … Expand
  90. smelly
    Oct 30, 2013
    1
    Out of the five hours I've spent playing this game, less than an hour has been actually in-game. It's been a terrible combination of crashing, server disconnects, severe load times, and choppy performance (once I do get to play). My computer isn't the greatest, but I'm still surprised that this game runs like total junk on a mixture of low- and medium- settings (and ends up looking far,Out of the five hours I've spent playing this game, less than an hour has been actually in-game. It's been a terrible combination of crashing, server disconnects, severe load times, and choppy performance (once I do get to play). My computer isn't the greatest, but I'm still surprised that this game runs like total junk on a mixture of low- and medium- settings (and ends up looking far, FAR uglier than BF3). Compared to the hundreds of other PC games I own, this one is too much work to get it to even run.

    The actual game seems okay, from what I've played, and steps up the series gameplay in some subtle ways. Paracel Storm (one of the few maps I've been able to get onto and play) really impressed me with the way that changes in the environment affect gameplay (rocking waves, changing weather, and a nice level of continuous player-driven destruction). But, that's beside the point. I can't even run this game.    … Expand
  91. razor179
    Oct 31, 2013
    1
    This one is better to play only on consoles, a lot of things are not destroyable on the map, gameplay is like COD, campaign is poor and worthless. Parfomance, hmm there are not perfomance in this game.
  92. beegeepee
    Nov 1, 2013
    1
    This game might be fun if I could finish a single multiplayer game without it crashing. When I do get to play it the game seems fairly fun. I just wish I could finish a game.
  93. entonis112
    Nov 1, 2013
    1
    This game is seriously overrated, and indeed i was one of those people who overrated it before it came out.
    Beginning with campaign ,we all know that bf3's was awful ,but this one is absolutely rubbish as you don't even get a chance to try out jets or helis. The story itself is not interesting at ALL, maybe it is better than flashbacks in bf3 but its far away from an decent story.
    Now    This game is seriously overrated, and indeed i was one of those people who overrated it before it came out.
    Beginning with campaign ,we all know that bf3's was awful ,but this one is absolutely rubbish as you don't even get a chance to try out jets or helis. The story itself is not interesting at ALL, maybe it is better than flashbacks in bf3 but its far away from an decent story.

    Now to the real part MULTIPLAYER. Jesus ,i was dissapointed so much i unistalled game itself right after 4-5 hours of gameplay. The new weapon mechanics are so boring and frustrating ,mostly snipers.
    Vehicles are obviously nerfed down and jets/helis are powered up to the max ,therefore its more safe walking on foot and hiding in the bushes to avoid jets/helicopters.

    I could keep on writing ,but i am too dissapointed because i would rather give this game a positive rating ,i really wish i could.

    I'll give that one point for the graphical improvement.    … Expand
  94. Rattofacepalmer
    Nov 1, 2013
    1
    This game is utter nonsense compared to Battlefield 3. It is best to wait and not ruin the experience, before the bugs are out and developers have maid the game again from the scratch. i consider this waste of my money and time, but hey... maybe they use it to make the game better.

    Graphics are not better than in BF4 than BF3, actually by playing both in Ultra settings i consider that    This game is utter nonsense compared to Battlefield 3. It is best to wait and not ruin the experience, before the bugs are out and developers have maid the game again from the scratch. i consider this waste of my money and time, but hey... maybe they use it to make the game better.

    Graphics are not better than in BF4 than BF3, actually by playing both in Ultra settings i consider that BF3 is better looking game.

    The way i see it, Developers have read all the requests and wishes from us... laughed, and the done the complete opposite. Don't get me wrong, this game could become a masterpiece, but i requires ALOT... and i mean ALOT of work.

    As a customer, i'v grown tired of companies releasing unfinished products. get a grip!    … Expand
  95. Glitche
    Nov 1, 2013
    1
    The critics must not have played the game past what the studio wanted them to see. I was looking forward to this game so much and have been a Battlefield fan since BF1942. Unfortunately, this game is a big disappointment. Not only does it feel like a repackaged BF3 but it is buggy beyond belief. I honestly cant remember the last time I played a game with this many issues. Sounds clipping,The critics must not have played the game past what the studio wanted them to see. I was looking forward to this game so much and have been a Battlefield fan since BF1942. Unfortunately, this game is a big disappointment. Not only does it feel like a repackaged BF3 but it is buggy beyond belief. I honestly cant remember the last time I played a game with this many issues. Sounds clipping, rubber banding, server and game crashes. I realize they want to beat COD to release but this game is no where near ready. I really enjoy gaming when it can be done with friends. But after two days of trying to play this game and spending 40% of our time recovering from crashed servers and game clients my friends are trying to return the game. It's really not worth the headache. Looks like we may have to dust off BF3 again.… Expand
  96. Slavick
    Nov 2, 2013
    1
    "Something went wrong" that is a message you will (often) see after your game will crash. Considering all that is happening with multiplayer, that is: not possible to join, disconnections from servers, crashes every couple of minutes, and many, many other annoying issues, I would say that something went wrong in DICE.

    At the moment I am writing, BF4 multiplayer is simply not playable.    "Something went wrong" that is a message you will (often) see after your game will crash. Considering all that is happening with multiplayer, that is: not possible to join, disconnections from servers, crashes every couple of minutes, and many, many other annoying issues, I would say that something went wrong in DICE.

    At the moment I am writing, BF4 multiplayer is simply not playable. Also graphics are not much improved compared to BF3, yet performance impact is significat. I would say game is not to good optimized (yet). To sum-up: Product is not complete and need lot of patching. UUnfortunately.

    PS: I judge this game based on multi, I did not finish singleplayer campaign.    … Expand
  97. globusak
    Nov 2, 2013
    1
    Welcome to Betafield 4.

    I have played campaign for 4 hours, not because its that long, but because i had to repeat 1 mission four times, because i glitched under the map, teammates blocked the door and refused to move, and so on... After rage quitting the campaign mode i switched to multiplayer, Shanghai map, and game kept freezing after about a minute in. So what i got? Overpriced    Welcome to Betafield 4.

    I have played campaign for 4 hours, not because its that long, but because i had to repeat 1 mission four times, because i glitched under the map, teammates blocked the door and refused to move, and so on... After rage quitting the campaign mode i switched to multiplayer, Shanghai map, and game kept freezing after about a minute in.

    So what i got? Overpriced game not tested at all. But... it have MANY DLCs planned, great right? NO! Fix your game before asking customers for more money. If the game was at least playable i would think about buying any of them but now? Not a chance.    … Expand
  98. Motolight
    Nov 4, 2013
    1
    Lags. DLC for BF3. Lags again. Crashes, bugs. Teamplay more like deathmatch. Horrible level design (except for Paracel one). All of this calls itself "newest modern massive action game". For 40$.
    How about NO. I really sorry about my 40$, I've never spent it so useless way. NEVER.
  99. sk1e
    Nov 4, 2013
    1
    Another broken project released by big companies. Game crashes all the time. Net code is terrible. And developers already talking about DLCs. Aside from that bad map design for many game modes.
  100. karahug
    Nov 4, 2013
    1
    Battlefield 4 is an unfinished product.

    Campaign: Straightforward, poor narrative, very buggy--especially if you don't wait in line with the AI during many sequences. Unbelievably, even more bland than the bf3 campaign--but a plus for cute chinese waifu. Multiplayer is supposed to be the core of the experience, but is literally unplayable(at the moment). The few times it has worked,    Battlefield 4 is an unfinished product.

    Campaign: Straightforward, poor narrative, very buggy--especially if you don't wait in line with the AI during many sequences. Unbelievably, even more bland than the bf3 campaign--but a plus for cute chinese waifu.

    Multiplayer is supposed to be the core of the experience, but is literally unplayable(at the moment). The few times it has worked, there have been audio bugs, certain areas not rendering at all, net code issues, frequent server instability, etc.. The server browser is still lacking in basic functionality, such as filtering out full or empty servers and frequently will not display server ping.

    I say "at the moment", but really there is no good reason the game should be unplayable for the majority of people on release. Most bugs are easily reproducible and gamebreaking. If only there'd been a beta test before release, then there wouldn't be the need for one now. Bugguness and rough edges are expected to some extent for a new release, but a product which is unplayable for many users is unbelievable.    … Expand
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#44 Best PC Game of 2013
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 52 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 52
  3. Negative: 0 out of 52
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 11, 2014
    91
    Battlefield 4 could just as well be called Battlefield 3.5. The new Battlefield features are only marginal improvements over Battlefield 3, but even as such it leaves the competitors way behind. Hopefully the bugs will be squashed soon. [Nov 2013]
  2. GameCritics
    Jan 13, 2014
    60
    Even if multiplayer wasn't buggy, Battlefield 4 would still only be a barely passable installment in all respects besides the snazzy graphics. EA and DICE played it safe by providing the same thing they did the last time around, with another phoned-in campaign and only minor alterations to the online.
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  3. Level7.nu
    Jan 3, 2014
    60
    Battlefield 4 keeps soldiering on in the same footsteps as previous games in the series. The lack of worthwhile news makes you wish for more. Dice stays in its comfort zone calls for explosions and not much more. The series needs to evolve or fade out.
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